Electric cord reel



A118. 12, 1952 A. H. RINGSTAD 2,606,979

ELECTRIC CORD REEL Filed Feb. 11, 1947 2 SI-IEETS--SHEET 1 mmvron 0% mm H F/NGS'THZ? 12, 1952 A. H. RINGSTAD 2,606,979

ELECTRIC CORD REEL Filed Feb. 11, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Aug. 12, 1952 UNIT ST OFFICE ELECTRIC CORD REEL Arthur H. Ringstad, Spokane, Wash, assignor of one-half to Marvin E". Ross, Spokane, Wash.

1 Claim. 1

My present invention relates to an improved electric cord reel of the type especially adapted for use with electric home appliances such as irons where the conventional cord becomes tangled or obstructs the smooth and emcient operation.

According to my invention theco-rd for the appliance, especially an iron, is mounted upon a spring retracted reel, and the ends of the cord are electrically connected to rotary brushes engaging stationary connectors.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention according to the best mode I have thus far devised, but it will be understood that various changes and alterations may be made in the exemplified structure within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view showing the invention mounted upon its base having an ironing cord reeled therein, and plugged into an outlet in the wall.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the contact rings (and brushes) mounted upon insulated material taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 6- 5 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the base and iron rest with the housing removed.

Referring now to the drawings wherein I have illustrated the present preferred embodiment of my invention I have shown an ironing board 2 having a bracket i for legs 6 and brace 6, upon which board is attached the bracket is having a clamp bolt l2. Secured to the bracket it I use an iron support it formed with stops it fitting snugly on bars ii and depressed lugs l3 and a rear tongue 26 which fits into the slot 22 of the lower half 24 of th drum housing. The upper half 26 is hinged to the lower half at 28 and a latch 36 secured to the lug 32 has abar 8d engageable with the nose 36 of the lower half.

Within the housing and attached to the wall 38 I employ a case 46 confining a bearing 32 for the hollow shaft ti t and th shaft is supported at its inner end on a bearing is in a case .8 supported by arms 56.

A hub-sleeve 52 is secured by set screw 5 to the shaft and the spider frames 56 form a reel on,

2 to connecters 66 and 82 respectively on opposite sides of the insulatin disk 84 of collar 86 on the end of the shaft 4-4.

Connector arms 88 and 96 extend from the disk radially and are bent as at 92 and each arm at its end has a carbon brush 94.

These brushes frictionally engage th collector rings 96 and 98 on the insulating disks I66 and I62, the ring 66 and disk I66 being of smaller diameter than the ring 83 and its disk I62, and the latter disk and ring are insulated from the housing by disk I64 apertured at I and having shield [66 secured thereto by screws I68 and spaced about the collar 86.

Wires H6 and H2 of the cord H4 are secured at I I6 and 126 to the collector rings, and the plug 122 may be inserted into the wall outlet I24.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An electric cord reel comprising a housing having upper and lower portions hingedly connected and a latch adapted to secur the housing portions in closed position, a cord aperture in said upper portion, a tubular shaft journaled at one end on a. wall of the housing, a spaced bearing for supporting the inner end of said tubular shaft, arms for supporting the spaced bearing, a reel having a hub-sleeve mounted on the shaft, a set screw threaded through said sleeve and impinging against said tubular shaft for securing the reel, an extension on the sleeve, a flat-ribbon spring secured at one end to the extension and at the other end to said wall of the housing, an electric cord wound upon the reel having its inner end extending through aligned openings in the hub-sleeve and the tubular shaft into the hollow center of said shaft, an insulating collar on the inner end of said shaft, concentric insulating discs mounted on an opposit wall of the housing, peripheral collector rings on the insulating discs, arms radiating from said collar each having a brush bearing against companion ones of said collector rings, said arms being connected to the end of said electric cord extending into the shaft at said collar, and a source of electrical energy for the collector rings.

ARTHUR H. RINGSTAD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Bosch May 23, 1939 

